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9.1.13
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LOOKING FORWARD, AND LOOKING BACK
The Mirror asked Queenstown and Central Otago movers and shakers about the year that was and what's in store
for 2013. Will it be lucky for some? Here's what they had to say . . .
1. What's the next big thing for Central Otago/Queenstown Lakes
in 2013?
2. What was the highlight of your year and why?
3. What are your plans for 2013?
4. What's the most important hurdle to overcome in the region?
MOREQ&AON
PAGES 9 AND 10
Wakatipu High School
principal Steve Hall
1. In terms of the future and
possibilities, Ultra Fast Broadband
will be a big thing when it s all up
and running. For education this
will further enable us to educate
our students for their future,
rather than our past.
2. That s an easy one for me:
Getting the job of principal at
Wakatipu High School! While there
are challenges, the opportunities
and potential are enormous and
exciting. It will also be fantastic for
our family to be back in the
Wakatipu Basin.
3. Professionally -- oversee the
development of Wakatipu High
School s new strategic plan, which
will establish a vision and direction
for our future. Personally -- help
my family settle back into the
Wakatipu and ride my bike and ski
heaps!
4. Good question. I think its the
age-old challenge of us essentially
being small towns requiring the
infrastructure of much larger
ones. As someone recently
returning, another key issue would
appear to be the growing socio-
economic spread within our
communities, especially the
increasing numbers of families
who are really struggling
financially.
Destination
Queenstown chief
executive Graham
Budd
1. Having a positive decision
made about a conference
centre for Queenstown and
hopefully having
construction under way
before the end of 2013. The
opportunity for high value
conference businesses for
our region is significant, as
well as creating a fantastic
community asset. The
Highlands Motorsport Park in
Cromwell is quietly being
built but could be pretty
amazing. The changing
makeup of our visitors,
particularly the growth from
Asian markets is exciting. Year
round evening flights for
Queenstown Airport -- I m not
sure when these will start but
this is another very exciting
development on our horizon.
2. Personally, I d have to say
being appointed as DQ CEO in
May and having the opportunity
to lead a great team. On behalf
of our community we have the
privilege of promoting this
amazing destination to the
world. Having domestic visitor
numbers grow significantly this
year as well as holding our own
with Australian visitors were
pleasing highlights.
3. Our work is never done!
There are so many Kiwis and
international visitors who
have never experienced
Queenstown. It s such a buzz
observing first-time visitors
being blown away by our
stunning landscapes and the
experiences we offer, so we
need to keep inspiring new
people to visit and give them
reasons to keep coming back.
4. As Queenstown grows and
evolves, we must keep true to
our essence -- a small, vibrant
community working together
at every point to give visitors
an unbeatable experience.
There are very few
destinations in the world with
our sense of camaraderie, while
still being highly competitive. We
need to maintain this and part of
it is being a cosmopolitan, inter-
national community which
welcomes and embraces
diversity. As our visitor mix
changes we need to make every
one of them feels truly welcome.
Blossom Festival director Martin
McPherson
1. The Cromwell Motor Sport Park will be
petrolhead heaven and attract a lot of
interest, not only will Cromwell benefit from
increased visitors but the whole district will
see the spinoff from this attraction.
2. On a personal note being the owner of a
classic sports car I cannot wait to have the
opportunity of doing a lap or three.
3. Would have to be Blossom Festival
working with this community to get the
festival back to basics was a real challenge
and we did it; this year s event was brilliant,
a real family-oriented celebration. As a
promoter I want to bring more events and
attractions to Alexandra, kicking off in
January with the Craft Beer Festival. I hope
to organise more celebrations for our
community and offer opportunities for
locals and visitors to have a good time.
4. Coping with the changes and challenges
of living in the 21st century, learning to work
smarter and think outside the box when
dealing with our business and families.